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In collaboration with Daphne Guinness and Simon Foxton, and sitting between the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth in 2014 and the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death in 2016, 2015 saw Nick Knight reimagine ‘The Tempest’.

Jeffrey and his team have been hard at work crafting the one-off garments, creating a dead horse and painting the set for tomorrow's performance.

Jeffrey was also joined by several guests, including writer Charlie Porter who discussed Jeffrey's silhouette and stylings and DJ and writer Princess Julia stopped by to chat about gender fluidity, club nights and performance theatre

Tune in again tomorrow at 11:00 BST to see Nick Knight photograph the final garment and watch Kevin Le Grand Bailor's performance. Don't forget to submit questions for tomorrow's Q&A!

Charles Jeffrey continues creating a Merino wool garment live on camera, with new set additions arriving throughout the day! Stay tuned, fashion critic Charlie Porter and dj and writer Princess Julia will be dropping in for a chat later today! Be sure to watch as he answers your questions on camera.

So far Jeffrey has begun crafting his one-off garment live on camera with the assistance of knitwear designer Tracey Turbitt-Lewis, Lyall Hakaraia joined for a 'stitch and bitch' chat with Jeffrey and Jeffrey answered questions from the audience in Q&A sessions.

Watch as Charles Jeffrey and knitwear designer Tracey Turbitt-Lewis create a Merino wool garment live on camera. Replicating the community atmosphere of his studio and club-night LOVERBOY at Vogue Fabrics Dalston, Jeffrey will be revealing his working process whilst friends and collaborators drop in for a chat and he answers your questions on camera.

As part of Nick Knight's Mastered image-making program, Anna Trevelyan tasked aspiring creatives with pitching a photoshoot inspired by both their own unique location and the stock at MACHINE-A. Photographer Ross Laurence submitted the winning proposal, and was given the opportunity to bring his shoot to life, with the help of Trevelyan.

The now defunct Lake Dolores Waterpark in Southern California - a location Laurence regularly passed while en route to Las Vegas - formed the backdrop.

Watch Trevelyan and Laurence behnd-the-scenes as they discuss the looks, location shots and overall aesthetic.

Over the years, numerous designers and makers have taken up residence at SHOWstudio for a set number of days to create a garment or artwork live on camera, while answering questions from viewers.

Continuing this tradition, Charles Jeffrey will be in the studio from 19 to 21 April. He will replicate his studio environment, inviting friends and collaborators to join him for chats as he works.

The pieces will be made with the help of knitwear design Tracey Turbitt-Lewis, who collaborates with Jeffrey regularly, and the final creation will be modelled by performance artist Kevin Le Grand Bailor.

The Woolmark Company team up with SHOWstudio for the first time to help provide Jeffrey with fabric expertise and special access to some of the UK’s best mills. In the weeks leading up to to the broadcast, Jeffrey visited the Laxtons and Bower Roebuck mills in Yorkshire; the former focuses on knitting craft, while the latter deals with making the fabrics themselves.

Over three days, Jeffrey will create a wool item live on camera, discussing and revealing his working process, from conception to completion. He will take questions from viewers while he works.

For the first of his self-produced projects, 22-year-old artist and designer Dozie Kanu created a pair of simple dining chairs; transforming the classic curved backrest into something more contemporary.

Fashioned from tubular steel, upholstered with a 'Klein blue' leather cushion and finished with brushed steel caps, the design is elegant and expressive, yet practical.

As a fine art student at the School of Visual Arts, Kanu splits his time working as an assistant in various furniture design studios and art studios across New York City. 'Chair [ i ]' is a work set to depict these combined interests.

'I find satisfaction when an objects form and materials align seamlessly or interestingly. I plan on continuing to make objects I want to live with. I’m definitely hazy about what the driving force behind my practice is exactly. I’m caught up in several different ideas and feel pressured to load work with meaning… it should happen organically. In that way designing functional objects is easier.'

His new S/S 16 film, The Photoshoot, comments on ever-changing views of beauty and fashion. ‘I am fascinated how something that was 'cool' can fall out of favour within few seasons and be forgotten,’ explains Avetisyan, adding that his S/S 16 ‘Best Hits’ collection was dedicated to labels that are no longer relevant.

As part of Nick Knight's Mastered image-making program, Anna Trevelyan tasked aspiring creatives with pitching a photoshoot inspired by both their own unique location and the stock at MACHINE-A. Trevelyan looked for work that paid tribute to the global focus of the retailer's designers.

Photographer Ross Laurence submitted the winning proposal, and was given the opportunity to bring his shoot to life, with the help of Trevelyan. The now defunct Lake Dolores Waterpark in Southern California - a location Laurence regularly passed while en route to Las Vegas - formed the backdrop.

'North' is a project exploring the various ways the North of England has been portrayed and stereotyped in media and fashion, pondering whether the place where someone has grown up influences their aesthetic.

Figures from across fashion, such as photographers Jamie Hawkesworth and Nina Manandhar, set briefs to students studying Fashion Communication at Liverpool John Moores University that demanded time be spent out and about engaging with the community and exploring areas of the North.

Their 'subconscious' research reflects their obsession with boys with shaved heads and reflects today's copy and paste generation. Their week-long image curation is now halfway through, be sure to peruse the rest of REMEMBER YOU WERE MADE TO BE USED's digital research on the SHOWstudio Tumblr page!